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July 5, 2006
39½ (part 2)
Inasmuch as the home in which Michael H. and I live is concerned, we finally, as of the end of June, have a new roof on our house. If your long-term memory is good, you'll remember that our home took a noticeable beating during last October's Hurricane Wilma.
Our brand new roof
So, after…
- three months to receive an insurance check,
- one month to get a roofing estimate,
- three months for the roofer to get our paperwork through some ridiculous hold-up in the City involving the flat portion of our roof and wind estimates,
- another month to see our old roof come off and for the city inspector to show up,
- two weeks before the new shingles to arrive, and
- another two weeks,
our roof is finally up. Now all that's left is for the ceiling in our Florida room and our garage to be repaired.
I don't speak much on the topic, but never fear, my HIV hasn't magically disappeared. As of my last regular checkup a week ago, I have a good healthy 364 T-Cells and a viral load of "undetectable." The T-Cells figure is important, because it's a remarkable increase over my previous count of 270 and the highest level it's been in about 7 or 8 years. My lowest was in July of 2004…and I wrote about it.
I wonder if my health with improve as well, or if my "life-saving" HIV medications will have a negative impact on my medical outlook.
Of course, I can always look to the cards… yes, as if to confound rational thinkers and religious zealots alike, I have taken to reading Tarot cards. Believe what you will about them, for myself I can see patterns emerging around me and anyone in my life, that are reflected in the cards that I deal. This new belief is a large consideration for me because the change in thought that I experienced in order to have faith in my interpretations was immense. To admit it to the sophisticated audience that I expect reads my blog is somewhat humbling. I fear what I believe most of you think about such things as Tarot and astrology, and I have no desire to have you think less of me as a result. Therefore, consider that I may still be the bright, brutally honest individual that I hope you've always believed me to be, and just accept that my insight and experience may be slightly different from yours.
A few statistics:
This is Coco Kitty - our Siamese cat, grooming.
As of my 39 and one halfth birthday, there are one dog (Banjo), one cat (Coco), and four birds living in these four walls along with Michael H. and me (and Mike D. on weekends).
My familial bonds include:- A grandmother, age 84, widowed and living in the Columbia, South Carolina area,
- A father, age 65, remarried recently and living just north of Boston,
- A mother, 63, married for something like 18 years to my stepfather and living in the Columbia area,
- A sister, 43, married with three kids:
- A daughter, 13
- A son, 12 (next week)
- A son, 7.
- A brother, 42, married and newly a father of one daughter, living in the Frederick Maryland area,
- A brother, 37 (this month), married with two children:
- A son, 5
- A daughter, 3
- A brother, 25, in the Atlanta area.
That's my semi-annual update. Now I can start counting down to my 40th birthday.
Posted by Bastique at July 5, 2006 6:10 PM